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Sep 20
1 min

Lt John Grayburn VC - Ox and Bucks Light Infantry & 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion

On this day 17 September 1944 Lieutenant John Hollington - Grayburn VC parachuted into Arnhem with the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment

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Aug 14
1 min

VJ Day commemorations at the NMA

On 15 August 2020 the KOYLI Standard will be carried at the national commemoration at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark the 75th anniv

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Minden Day Wreath Laying 1 Aug 2020 at the KOYLI Memorial in Doncaster

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Aug 2
1 min

Minden Day Wreath Laying 1 Aug 2020 at the KOYLI Memorial in Doncaster

1st August is Minden Day, the Regimental Day of The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Jul 30
1 min

Video Explains Minden Day

The KOYLI Museum curator at Doncaster Museum, Lynsey Slater, has published a video the explains Minden Day and some memories of Battalion

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Article published about KOYLI soldier Pte Charles Ward VC’s life

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Jul 17
1 min

Article published about KOYLI soldier Pte Charles Ward VC’s life

Western Front Association article about Pte Charles Ward VC KOYLI

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“Dyas and the Stormers!” written by Malcolm Hand, Captain (Ret’d.)

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Jan 15
3 min

“Dyas and the Stormers!” written by Malcolm Hand, Captain (Ret’d.)

My wife and I were staying with friends in Salema on the Algarve and decided to explore a small part of Wellington’s Peninsula. I wrote ...

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Mar 4, 2019
1 min

The Funeral of Don Lochrie KOYLI RIP

Today I had the honour to be the KOYLI Standard Bearer at the funeral of Don Lochrie the last KOYLI In-Patient at The Royal Hospital Chel...

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